Sports Direct is controlled by founder and 61 percent shareholder Mike Ashley. Hermes is advising its clients to vote against Simon Bentley, the senior independent director, as well as the reappointment of Grant... In September a year ago, Hellawell offered to step down from his role "in light of the shortcomings" highlighted in the company's working practices report released that month. (more...)

The Donald Smith & Company Inc holds 5.72 million shares with $18.48M value, down from 6.05M last quarter. The stock has a market cap of $13.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54 and a beta of 1.25. Canaccord Genuity has "Buy" rating and $34 target. The rating was downgraded by Barclays Capital to "Equal-Weight" on Friday, March 24. The firm earned "Outperform" rating on Tuesday, December 20 by Macquarie Research. (more...)

The completion of the project is expected by late 2019. "And if you want it completely interior designed, Michelle Mone interiors will also accept bitcoin ". After making her fortune as the designer and founder of Ultimo Brands International, the UK's leading lingerie brand, the Baroness was appointed by the Prime Minister as UK's "entrepreneurship tsar" to lead the ongoing government review on supporting business start-ups in disadvantaged communities. (more...)

The firm has "Buy" rating by Mizuho given on Wednesday, May 31. Maxim Group maintained Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) rating on Tuesday, October 11. Alps Advsr has 84,010 shares. Texas Yale Capital Corp. continued to hold its position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Therefore 47% are positive. Looking at the stock's movement on the chart, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (more...)

The company now has a P/E ratio of 47.33 and the market cap of the company is 20.45B. The stock increased 0.22% or $0.16 on September 1, reaching $72.66. Finally, B. Riley restated a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Microchip Technology in a report on Tuesday, June 6th. Needham upgraded it to "Strong Buy" rating and $100 target in Wednesday, February 8 report. (more...)

The euro rose half a percent against the dollar to $1.19 and not far away from a 2-1/2 year high above $1.20 hit last Tuesday. "A consensus has settled on the view that the European Central Bank will indicate the exit is coming at some point but refrain from giving details". (more...)

The DOJ initially asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to affirm its authority in the overtime matter . Mazzant, who was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama , said the delay was needed so the rule could be challenged in court. (more...)

The Group aims to bring the LEGO building experience to more children all over the world, and for this objective the management is looking forward to resetting the company and revising and restructuring various internal processes. Lego is cutting 1,400 jobs from its organisation in a bid to make the company smaller and simpler, it announced today. The company, he said, needs to simplify its business model to reduce costs. (more...)

A spokesperson for McDonald's India, which had cancelled the license agreement with CPRL in August, said the termination notice period ended on Tuesday, after which the franchisee is not "authorised to use the McDonald's system and its intellectual property". (more...)

The ban means trading and usage of all cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin , could now be illegal in China . Although ICO bans may end up being temporary measures, approved platforms and greater regulatory scrutiny will need to emerge before the fundraising method gains approval from national governments. (more...)

Dales said the RBA is nearly being held "hostage" by the levels of household debt in Australia, which have the effect of preventing any kind of action by the central bank on interest rates , be it higher, or lower. Wage growth remains low in most countries, as does core inflation. "It will be some time before we are at what could be considered full employment in Australia and before underlying inflation is at the mid-point of the medium-term target range", Lowe said at a board dinner in ... (more...)

The complete benefits of Seventh Central Pay Commission will reflect in the salaries of central government employees from July onwards. As per the report, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised to hike the minimum pay of central government employees over Rs 18,000. (more...)

Intel has been appealing this fine for years and now the European Court of Justice has ordered that the case be revisited in a lower court. "The General Court was required to examine all of Intel's arguments ... KitGuru Says: It seems the EU's top court has decided that there wasn't sufficient evidence to prove that Intel's rebates were restricting competition. (more...)

Investors are feeling more bearish on shares of Signet Jewelers Limited recently if you pay attention to the motion in short interest. The average true range of the stock is observed at 2.58 and the relative strength index of the stock is recorded at 65.27. (more...)

RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with "Outperform" rating in Tuesday, November 29 report. The stock has "Outperform" rating by Credit Suisse on Monday, February 22. 3,015 shares were sold by Stephens Robert , worth $83,365 on Friday, June 16. There were 54 sold out positions, amounting to 6.25 million shares. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.34, for a total value of $150,956.68. (more...)

Police in NY handcuffed and removed over a dozen immigration activists who briefly blocked Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower. Later in the day thousands marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, NBC New York reported . IBM posted a series of tweets supporting legislation to let the young immigrants stay in the USA and said that "we stand by our IBM #Dreamers". The deadline to pass it is September 30 or there will be a government shutdown. (more...)

It has also emerged that Bell Pottinger's second largest shareholder has walked away from the business by writing off its investment and handing back the stake to the struggling PR firm. The campaign, critics say, was created to deflect anger about the corruption allegations swirling around the Guptas and focus on whites as the scapegoat for South Africa's problems. (more...)